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NASB | Matthew 5:48 "Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 5:48 "You, therefore, will be perfect [growing into spiritual maturity both in mind and character, actively integrating godly values into your daily life], as your heavenly Father is perfect. [Lev 19:2] |
Bible Question: Why do you think in Bible in Mt 5:48 is written that we should be like God when God knows (and also everyone knows) that we cannot be like a God. Because we do sins every day, so we are not able to be like Him. Why is it so in Bible on that place? |
Bible Answer: AMPLIFIED Matthew 5:48 You, therefore, must be perfect [growing into complete maturity of godliness in mind and character, having reached the proper height of virtue and integrity], as your heavenly Father is perfect. [Lev. 19:2, 18.] 'This remark echoes the more common OT statements like Lev 19:2 or Deut 18:13: “you must be holy as I am holy.”' (http://www.bible.org/netbible/index.htm) |